The Asian Palaeontological Association (APA) was officially established in November 2019 during the First Asian Palaeontological Congress held in Beijing, China. This congress is co-sponsored by the Palaeontological Society of China (PSC), the Palaeontological Society of Japan (PSJ) and Paleontological Society of Korea (PSK), and held jointly with celebrations on the 90th Anniversary of the Palaeontological Society of China. The newly established association is based in Nanjing, China,with the aim of the promoting palaeontological studies in Asia and surrounding regions.